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The following cases were adjudicated in Lincoln County Magistrate Court Division II, Ruidoso:

¥ Richard J. Johnson, 42, appeared March 27 and pleaded not guilty to a charge of aggravated DWI, third offense.

Magistrate Judge Lorena LaMay found Johnson guilty and sentenced Johnson to 90 days in jail, with credit for 34 days time served, five years of supervised probation, installation of an ignition interlock device for three years, 96 hours of community service, $750 in fines and $241 in court fees.

¥ Gregory Klug, 64, appeared March 27 and pleaded not guilty to DWI, first offense.

LaMay found Klug guilty and granted Klug a deferred sentence with credit for one day in jail, 363 days of unsupervised probation and payment of $241 in court fees.

Assistant District Attorney Reed Thompson dismissed a charge of open container.

¥ Adam K. Carruth, 21, appeared March 27 and pleaded not guilty to a charge of DWI, first offense.

LaMay found Carruth guilty and granted Carruth a deferred sentence with 364 days of supervised probation, 24 hours of community service, 364 days of supervised probation and payment of $241 in court fees.

Thompson dismissed charges of possession of less than one ounce of marijuana and failure to give immediate notice of an accident.

¥ Alfredo Gonzalez, 37, appeared March 27, waived the right to an attorney and pleaded no contest to driving without a license.

Under a plea and disposition agreement Gonzalez reached with Deputy District Attorney John P.

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Sugg, the state amended the charge from driving while licenses suspended or revoked, not for DWI.

¥ Kevin Anthony, 30, appeared March 27, waived the right to an attorney and pleaded no contest to driving while license suspended or revoked and failure to obey traffic control devices.

LaMay sentenced Anthony to 180 days unsupervised probation, $29 in fines and $142 in court fees.

¥ Lisa Shaw, 52, appeared March 27 and admitted to a probation violation.

LaMay ordered Shaw to continue on probation with a directive to seek medical and psychological treatment within one week and a requirement that Shaw attend and document three to five Alcoholics Anonymous meetings per week.

LaMay placed Shaw on probation in October 2012 following Shaw's guilty plea on a charge of aggravated DWI, first offense, according to court records.